Kristin Hersh

In many ways, the solo career of Kristin Hersh functions as a second act foil to her better known first act doppelganger of frontwoman for American alt-rock pioneers The Throwing Muses. Where the Muses sound was largely hard, thick, schizophrenic alt-pop, the majority of Hersh’s solo work has been dominated by contemplative, lushly melancholic, and mostly acoustic fair. Although her blatantly honest lyrics remain intact for both, there is a more urgent sense of intimacy within Hersh’s solo efforts, as if one just happened to open up her dairy and it quickly became an addictive and fascinating read.